Tire rack or support.



e. T. WILSON.

TIRE RACK 0R SUPPORT.

APPLICATION HLED use. 10, 1914.

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TIRE RACK on SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented rang. 3,

Application filed December 10, 1914. Serial do. 876,488.

To all v'v/zom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE T. WILSON,

resic u at Harlem, in the county of Columbia and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Tire Racks or Supports,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to that class of attachments forautomobiles adapted for supporting extra. tires and it primarily has forits object to provide an improved at tachment of the general characterstated, of a simple and economical construction and which in addition toits use as a tire.

support also serves as a bracing means for the rear fenders. and aconvenient support for the lamp and license tag.

With other objects inview that will hereinafter appear,- my inventionconsists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement 'of the partshereinafter fully ex plaincd. specifically pointed out in the ap pendedclaims. and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

' Figure l is a perspective view of my invention, the same being shownas opera tively applied for use. Fig. 2 is a similar view of theattachment. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The practical embodiment of my inven--.

tion is clearly disclosed in Fig. 1 of the drawings; by reference towhich it will be seen my said invention consists essentially of a mainor body portion 1, a. pendent hanger 2, and a combined bottom supportand brace member 3, each of which, in practicc. is in the nature of asheet metal strap and bent up the desired shape in the manner presentlyexplained.

The main or bodv portion, midway its ends. is twisted to form a verticalor fiat bearing portion 10 and between the said portion 10 and its ends11. it is bent to form downwardly inclined or angle members 12,

the reason for which will p esently appear.

The member 1 is of suliicient length to extend across the back of themachine so its ends rest uponthe rear ends of the tenders l4, to whichthey are fixedly secured by the rivets -10, as shown. Member 1, whichserves as the main support for the tires also acts as a brace forholding the fenders rigid and against rattling.

The pendent on hanger member 2 is detachably suspended from the flatbearing portion it of the member 1 by a set screw projected outwardlytherefrom,

connected from the tire supports, is over- 6 which also secures the tagor number plate 7 in proper position.

The bottom support and brace member 3 is riveted to the foot portion 20of: the hanger 2, and it extends transversely of the member 1, its innerend being bent up and of such length that it can be conveniently boltedor otherwise'mh'de fastto the bottom of the car body, as shown at 31 onFig. 1.

,The forward'end of the member 3 Extends beyond the member :2, and it isbent forward: to form one or more concaved tire holding seats 32, andthe said extended portion has slots 33-33 through which passes a strap 8for securely holding the tire or tires on the seats 32.

9 designates a lamp holder that is slidably and removably mounted in thef2 and is held in the desired adjustment by the clamp sCreWBO, see Fig.3.

15-15 designate sheet metal 5' one of which is riveted onto the U13 ofeach of the angled members as shown'in Fig. 2. and the said prr tionsare curved to form one or no; l6-l6 for receiving the upper ed tire andthe said projected p slots 1'Tl7 that receive the s securely holding theupper ends or in place.

By reason of projecting the seat members 16 at air-angle, as shown anddescri more perfect and convenient securing upper ends of the tires isprovided for than would be the case if the said members 16 wereprojected in the horizontal plane from the main member 1.

By reason of attaching the securing straps to the members 3, 9 and 15 inthe manner stated. tlieuse of rivets or other like means for holding thestraps from becoming discome, and furthermore in case the straps becomeworn out they can be readily detached from the several members 3 and 15and new ones substituted therefor.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawings.the complete constructionrthe manner'of use and the ad vantages of myinvention Will be readily understood.

The attachment is of a very economical nature, of durable constructionand can be readily attached to any of the standard types of motorvehicles and by reason of supporting the tires and the lamp and the tagor number plate in the manner shown and described, the lamp and the tagplate are visible within the tires, the latter also acting as a guardagainst the accidental displacement of the lamp or tag plate.

What I claim is: p g

1. In a tire holder, the combination with the fenders and the body ofthe vehicle; of

a bar secured to the fenders 'and bridging the space between the saidfenders at the rear of the vehicle body, a hanger pendent from the saidbar, means securable to thea vehicle body and to the said hanger forsupporting the same, and tire securing socket elements carried by theaforesaid structure.

2. In a tire holder, the combination with Y the fenders and the body ofthe vehicle; of

abar secured to the fenders and bridging the space between the saidfenders at the rear-of the vehicle 'body, a hanger pendent from the saidbar, means secura'ble-to the vehicle body and to the said hanger forsupporting the same, tire securing socket elements carried by theaforesaidstructure, a lamp holder secured to the said hanger and fadapted to receive a signal lamp and sustaln it within the circumferenceof the tire, and a further means on the hanger for holding the tag ornumber plate above the lamp and within the circumference of the tire.

4. An attachment for motor vehicles, comprising-a main member or bar ofa length suflicient to bridge the space between the rear fenders andwhose ends are adapted for being attached to the saidfenders, a hangerpendent 'from the said bar, a supporting member fixedly attached to thelowerend of the hanger, said member including a rear extension adaptedto be secured to the body ofthe'vehicle and a front extension having atire holding socket and flexible tire securing elements connected to thesaid front extension and to the main bar for securing the tire.

'5. In a tire holder, the combination with the vehicle body and thefenders;' of a main -member or bar that bridges the space between thefenders and whose ends are secured upon the rear ends of thesaid'fenders, the said bar including angled portions, tire supportssecured to the said angled, portions and having tire receiving seats, ahanger pendent from the main'ba'r, a supporting member secured to thelower end of the hanger and to the bottom of the vehicle body, saidmember including an extension having tire receiving seats and flexibledevices on each of the members having the tire seats for securing thetires on the said seats. 6. In a tire holder, the combination with thevehicle body and the fenders, of a cross bar secured at its ends on thesaid fenders and which bridges the space between the fenders at the rearof the vehicle body, a hanger pendently secured to the said cross bar, asupporting member secured on the lower end of the hanger, said memberincluding a forward extension having a seat to receive the lower end ofthe tire, and having a slot at each side of the said seat, extensionsprojected from the cross bar one at each side, said extensions eachhaving a seat to receive the upper end of the tire, each of said lastnamed extensions having a slot at each side of the tire receiving seatand strap members that engage with the slots in the several extensionshaving the tire seats for clamping the tire onto the said seats.

GEORGE TORRENCE \VI'LSON.

vWitnesses:

IV. A. \ViLsoN, H. HATCHET.

